In the prescientific polling days , there were some notable mistakes . A classic example of how not to handle survey research was the Literary Digest poll of 1936 . As described in Public Opinion by Bernard Hennessy ( Monterey , Calif .
Student Handbook to Accompany: American Government, Institutions and Policies
This classic text ... explores the foundations of our national political system and shows how the fundamental features of our government influence the lives of all Americans. [It] focuses on three fundamental topics: the institutions of ...
This popular brief text for the American Government course emphasizes the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what ends.
The Essentials Edition of AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES is a clear and approachable text for students trying to successfully understand American government.
Contains practice quizzes, outlines, questions on how to interpret data, critical thinking questions, primary resources, and conceptual applications for each chapter.
The Essentials preserves the structure of the main text but replaces the policy chapters with one brief chapter on the policymaking process.
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American Government: Institutions and Policies ; Student Handbook
Acclaimed for the scholarship of its prominent authors and the clarity of its narrative, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: THE ESSENTIALS preserves the structure of the main text but replaces the policy chapters with one brief chapter on the ...
American Government: Institutions and Policies